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Ed Morrison · NorTech’s advanced energy directory
August 17th, 2009
NorTech has announced the release of the new advanced energy directory. This database includes listings for a 350 companies. The challenge, of course, is to move from a static directory to an overlapping set of dynamic networks. Increasingly, innovation takes place through collaboration in these open networks.
What is Nort Tech’s next step?
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August 18th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Yes Ed, lists are easy, connections are hard. Innovation happens at the intersections… the list shows no intersections.
I would like to see NorTech show us the connections/partnerships they have helped form amongst those on the list of 350. That would show the value they add to our region.
August 19th, 2009 at 11:13 am
You are assuming that NorTech knows what the connections are. My guess is they don’t. And because they don’t, they cannot manage intentionally the networks around these companies. They have no clear understanding of leverage points or anchor investments.
Strategic management in the open networks is different than strategy within hierarchies. Yet, I’ve seen very little understanding among the leadership in Cleveland of the fundamental shifts underway in our economy.
That’s why we get lists out of NorTech, instead of networks.
August 20th, 2009 at 11:03 am
To heck with wanting to see the connection map. (I mean that should be assumed to exist(?) and that it’s openly published!)
I think its exciting to think about all of the possibilities for enterprise collaboration!
It would be great to design process to start this conversation:
Where do we begin to craft the (1) process of reverse engineering (2) how do we with NorTech’s existing resources and capabilities (3) strengthened by InFlow software and (4) the new practices and tools we know work in Open Source Economic Development, serve NEO as a global leader in Energy?
Where’s the gathering and who would like to participate? Let’s get going!